The living jawless vertebrates belong to the class

Ostracoderms

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Cyclostomes

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Placoderms

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Chondrichthyes

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Solution

The correct option is B Cyclostomes
Ostracoderms are the armored jawless fishes of the Paleozoic.
Cyclostomes comprise the extant jawless fishes: The hagfish (Myxini) and the lampreys (Petromyzontidae).
Placoderms were a class of armored prehistoric fishes.
Chondrichthyes are the cartilaginous fishes that are jawed fishes.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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